Nervous Breakdown

[Lewski709]

Can anyone tell me some signs?

 

[zurgswife]

A person can be crying, incoherant, shaking, sad, suicidal....have trouble comprehending what is going on....sometimes they isolate them selves in a corner....that has been symptoms that I've come acrossed personally..


found on the internet:
Symptoms include:

Continuous low mood and tearfulness without any obvious trigger
Loss of sex drive
Overwhelming tiredness by day, but inability to go off to sleep at night, often with frequent waking and finally waking unusually early
Appetite and weight can be increased or decreased
A feeling of slowing up, yet often with a sense of restlessness
A sense of unreality and detachment from life
Low self-esteem, irrational guilt and feelings of worthlessness
Lack of drive and motivation
Loss of interest in usual pleasures
Poor concentration and short-term memory
Uncontrollable mood swings
Unexplained physical symptoms and the fear that they might mean something serious
Feeling that life is not worth living, sometimes to the point of wanting to end it

 

[Blondie]

It varies, uncontrollable crying is a start.

 

[FroggyinArk]

wow according to this thread i have been in nervous break down since oct 2003,, about time the motor home trashed my head,,lol

 

[Lewski709]

Well, from the symptoms zurgswife listed........I think I am ok. Just a bad day.

 

[mbb]

needs a few hugs...

Maybe a little sunshine...???


Feel better...we're here to listen

 

[FroggyinArk]

i think i should probably appologize for my earlier post,, i really wasnt trying to be funny but it came off sounding that way :hugs:: to you lewski hope you are feling better

 

[Lewski709]

Originally posted by FroggyinArk
i think i should probably appologize for my earlier post,, i really wasnt trying to be funny but it came off sounding that way :hugs:: to you lewski hope you are feling better

I thought it was funny.

 

[BuzznBelle'smom]

Lewski709, my mom has had a few--although each person is different, I can tell you a few things that told us she was "over the edge" versus her usual "tap dancing next to it". (pardon the sarcasm, this is something I've always lived with!) On a typical day she would be in a fantasy world, but when she's had a breakdown, she would be completely gone. Things like running around the neighborhood in her nightgown (not a pretty picture). Taking off the dog's collar because "he deserved to be free". One time, when I called her, she wouldn't talk on the phone or turn on the lights because "they" were listening in and watching her. These behaviors were beyond her usual looniness, and didn't clear up with time or, say, a good night's sleep. On the other hand, even on a good day, she has difficulty sleeping, can't follow a conversation, etc. We (my siblings and I) were actually relieved after the first breakdown, because we thought, Finally! she'll get the help she needs!" Joke was on us. The hospital says it takes an average of 6 times before the patient realizes they need the meds permanently. It's been 4...she isn't below average yet!

I hope that helps, a little, feel free to ask any specific questions if you like, I've lived with this my whole life.

 

[cheeringmom]

Lewski709 pm'd you